Pacific Northwest Sees New Lumber Yard,
Deep South Welcomes Environmentally-Friendly Store

The Parr Co., headquartered in Hillsboro, Ore., has announced the opening of a new Parr Lumber Co. location in Everett, Wash.

The facility is located at 320 W. Marine View Drive in Everett and is set to open on Monday, January 21, 2008. The new facility will initially service Parr’s growing contractor customer base, with the potential for a retail store in future expansions. The company has named Doug Nelson, formally the assistant manager at Parr Lumber’s West Linn, Ore., location, to serve as yard manager at the new Everett location. Tim Jeffries and Scott Ericson will oversee both regional operations and sales initiatives. Jackie Glessing will be the yard’s lead sales person.

The new lumber yard opening will also bring many new jobs to the area. The Parr Co. will immediately seek to fill openings that include: load builders, drivers and outside sales representatives.

“We are thrilled to expand our operations in the Seattle-Everett area. This is a growing market for us and the new facility will allow us to continue this growth. We are confident that our team will successfully demonstrate our purpose and outstanding customer service skills to our current customer base, as well as new ones,” said David Hamill, chief executive officer of the Parr Co.

The Everett lumber yard marks the 26th lumber yard for Parr Lumber. It also is the fourth facility that Parr has opened in the Seattle Metropolitan market, including three Parr Cabinet Outlets in Fife, Lynnwood and Seattle.

While Parr is expanding in the Pacific Northwest, an environmentally-friendly building supply facility is opening in the Deep South.

Yates Building Supply has opened a facility that follows Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) guidelines in Philadelphia, Miss. According to a report in The Neshoba Democrat (Philadelphia, Miss.) this facility could be the first gold-level certified LEED building in the state.

“By simply following some rules and guidelines, we’re able to help our environment,” said Ben Brummett, construction manager and LEED accredited professional with Yates Construction. “[It’s] starting to make us look within to see how we can produce better.”

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